Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Understanding the Tree of Life

 (USA)

Research questions: Do all informal science institutions use tree of life diagrams? What forms of evolutionary tree diagrams are used? Are there historical trends or patterns in the use of trees?

Data presentation: Part of PhD dissertation in the School of Education at the University of Kansas, and NSF-funded Understanding the Tree of Life project.

Principal researcher: Teresa MacDonald

Sites: trees are being collected from institution across the US.

Time span: completed by summer 2010

Contact: Teresa MacDonald, University of Kansas Natural History Museum, tmacd@ku.edu

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